In Photos: Bikini Kill @ The Tivoli, Brisbane, 03.03.2023
Ahead of headlining the Golden Plains festival, Bikini Kill play a sold out show at The Tivoli in Brisbane.
A Riot Grrrl Primer by ChatGBT
You may have read about ChatGBT, the AI-assisted chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. We signed up and asked it a few random questions (What is the Beatles best album?, Can Bob Dylan sing? Is Morrissey a terrible person? – which prompted a response that “It is not appropriate for me to express a […]
NOTS – Cosmetic (Goner): The Analytic Approach
“No novelty”, shouts Natalie Hoffman, lead singer and guitarist of Memphis punk band Nots, on their sophomore record Cosmetic. It’s one of the last tracks on the record, but it’s the one to reference in case someone wants to point out that this gang of four is “an all-girl band”. Carrie Brownstein has often stressed […]
The Julie Ruin – Hit Reset (Hardly Art)
By Alexis Late Sometimes I don’t feel like being challenged by music. I want to escape into the wistful longing of Frankie Cosmos, or swim in the gentle heartbreak of Waxahatchee. I close my eyes and wallow in the miserable beauty that infuses in me like a mellowing tea. Each song is a sliver of […]
The original transcript of The Guardian Kathleen Hanna interview
Running meant we thought we were worth saving. That’s why the record is called Run Fast.
Book Review – The City is Ablaze! The Story of A Post Punk Popzine 1984 – 1994
It costs the same as 3 issues of Mojo, or 6 weeks’ worth of NME’s, and it’s a dozen times more likely to change your life.
Song of the day – 464: Kate Nash
Some folk may contend she’s been hanging out with the wrong people recently. Not from where I’m sitting.
Song of the day – 442: Clag (something wonderful from the 90s)
With its impromptu gargling and glugging, ‘Goldfish’ is a classic of its kind.
Kathleen Hanna – The Collapse Board Interview
“It doesn’t matter what you do, if you’re not a straight white male you’re going to get more harshly criticised than other people so you might as well just do whatever the fuck you want.”
